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Lost Vista Product Key

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by The Indian, Jun 3, 2009.

  1. The Indian

    The Indian Guest

    Hello,
    I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.

    Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    the CD case?
     
    The Indian, Jun 3, 2009
    #1
  3. Nick Sanders

    Nick Sanders Guest

    Nick Sanders, Jun 3, 2009
    #2
  4. Randem

    Randem Guest

    Google Belarc Advisor. Install it, then run it. It should be able to find
    your key.

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    "The Indian" <theindian.co.nz@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:b73ecb5c-1a03-457e-9d59-97a829eb0e69@z14g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
    > Hello,
    > I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.
    >
    > Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    > the CD case?
     
    Randem, Jun 3, 2009
    #3
  5. The Indian

    The Indian Guest

    On Jun 5, 2:13 am, "Tae Song" <tae_s...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    > "The Indian" <theindian.co...@gmail.com> wrote in message
    >
    > news:b73ecb5c-1a03-457e-9d59-97a829eb0e69@z14g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
    >
    > > Hello,
    > > I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.
    >
    > > Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    > > the CD case?
    >
    > You lost the DVD case?

    Yes, the case was damaged in moving, and then thrown away. I can get
    the DVD media from a friend, but he will not let me use his product
    key. Problem is the product key was with the case. Need to get my
    product key before I reinstall Vista.
     
    The Indian, Jun 3, 2009
    #4
  6. propman

    propman Guest

    The Indian wrote:
    > On Jun 5, 2:13 am, "Tae Song" <tae_s...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    >> "The Indian" <theindian.co...@gmail.com> wrote in message
    >>
    >> news:b73ecb5c-1a03-457e-9d59-97a829eb0e69@z14g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
    >>
    >>> Hello,
    >>> I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.
    >>> Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    >>> the CD case?
    >> You lost the DVD case?
    >
    > Yes, the case was damaged in moving, and then thrown away. I can get
    > the DVD media from a friend, but he will not let me use his product
    > key. Problem is the product key was with the case. Need to get my
    > product key before I reinstall Vista.


    Just a thought.......log onto microsoft.com and do a search for "lost
    product key".....doing so returns quite a number of hits which I don't
    have time to wade through right now and so will leave that wonderful
    task to your own personage. ;-)
     
    propman, Jun 3, 2009
    #5
  7. Ǝиçεl

    Ǝиçεl Guest

    How to replace lost, broken, or missing Microsoft software or hardware
    <http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326246>

    Good luck
    -=-





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    "The Indian" wrote:

    > Hello,
    > I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.
    >
    > Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    > the CD case?
    >
     
    Ǝиçεl, Jun 3, 2009
    #6
  8. HF

    HF Guest

    Go here-----------
    http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/ht/findvistakey.htm


    "The Indian" <theindian.co.nz@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:b73ecb5c-1a03-457e-9d59-97a829eb0e69@z14g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
    > Hello,
    > I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.
    >
    > Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    > the CD case?
     
    HF, Jun 4, 2009
    #7
  9. HF

    HF Guest

    Here is a free one
    !!http://pcsupport.about.com/od/productkeysactivation/gr/mjbkeyfinder.htm




    "The Indian" <theindian.co.nz@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:b73ecb5c-1a03-457e-9d59-97a829eb0e69@z14g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
    > Hello,
    > I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.
    >
    > Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    > the CD case?
     
    HF, Jun 4, 2009
    #8
  10. TheBiG

    TheBiG Guest

    The Indian wrote:
    > Hello,
    > I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.
    >
    > Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    > the CD case?


    google "magic jelly bean key finder"

    free
     
    TheBiG, Jun 4, 2009
    #9
  11. Peter Foldes

    Peter Foldes Guest

    I do not know how I can post before you and answer to your post. CHECK you TIME and
    TIME ZONE
    --
    Peter

    Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
    Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

    "Tae Song" <tae_song@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:C34AAC72-3277-4BEF-8800-8104E8CA8D4B@microsoft.com...
    >
    > "The Indian" <theindian.co.nz@gmail.com> wrote in message
    > news:b73ecb5c-1a03-457e-9d59-97a829eb0e69@z14g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
    >> Hello,
    >> I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.
    >>
    >> Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    >> the CD case?
    >
    >
    > You lost the DVD case?
    >
    >
     
    Peter Foldes, Jun 4, 2009
    #10
  12. Tae Song

    Tae Song Guest

    "The Indian" <theindian.co.nz@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:b73ecb5c-1a03-457e-9d59-97a829eb0e69@z14g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
    > Hello,
    > I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.
    >
    > Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    > the CD case?


    You lost the DVD case?
     
    Tae Song, Jun 4, 2009
    #11
  13. yogi

    yogi Guest

    On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 19:03:04 -0700 (PDT), The Indian
    <theindian.co.nz@gmail.com> wrote:

    >Hello,
    >I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.
    >
    >Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    >the CD case?

    you could try Magic Jellybean, it is free and works on my Vista and XP
    systems.
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/keyfinder/
     
    yogi, Jun 4, 2009
    #12
  14. Patrick Keenan

    Patrick Keenan Guest

    "The Indian" <theindian.co.nz@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:b73ecb5c-1a03-457e-9d59-97a829eb0e69@z14g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
    > Hello,
    > I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.
    >
    > Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    > the CD case?

    If you can still launch Vista even in Safe Mode, there's no problem. There
    are plenty of utilities to uncover the key. If your system is an OEM
    install, there's a COA sticker on the system with the key on it.

    But if you've lost the DVD case, if there's no COA sticker on the system or
    if you can't launch Vista, you're out of luck.

    HTH
    -pk
     
    Patrick Keenan, Jun 5, 2009
    #13
  15. Dave-UK

    Dave-UK Guest

    "The Indian" <theindian.co.nz@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:7053d473-6b56-4b32-85e4-d81de9771bb1@q16g2000yqg.googlegroups.com...
    > On Jun 5, 2:13 am, "Tae Song" <tae_s...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    >> "The Indian" <theindian.co...@gmail.com> wrote in message
    >>
    >> news:b73ecb5c-1a03-457e-9d59-97a829eb0e69@z14g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
    >>
    >> > Hello,
    >> > I have lost my vista product key, and need to reinstall OS.
    >>
    >> > Is there any way of getting your orginial product key, that came with
    >> > the CD case?
    >>
    >> You lost the DVD case?
    >
    > Yes, the case was damaged in moving, and then thrown away. I can get
    > the DVD media from a friend, but he will not let me use his product
    > key. Problem is the product key was with the case. Need to get my
    > product key before I reinstall Vista.

    If you can slave the disk into another machine you can find the key with Jellybean.
    With your target drive connected, open Magic Jellybean > Tools > Load Hive.
    Browse to the Windows folder containing the wanted key.
    http://magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/
     
    Dave-UK, Jun 6, 2009
    #14

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